Temple of Ra at Khetapata

The Temple of Ra at Khetapata was a temple dedicated to the god Ra of Egyptian mythology, located at Khetapata, off the coast of Egypt.

History
The temple was built circa 1257 BC on the orders of pharaoh Amenemope, who founded the city of Khetapata on an island off the coast of Egypt. The temple honored Ra, the God of the Sun, and it was blessed by Amenemope and his priest. The temple lasted for over 1,500 years, but in 640 AD the Arabs of the Rashidun Caliphate invaded Aegyptus, by then a province of the Byzantine Empire. The Muslims saw the temple as sacrilege, so they had it destroyed.